Pensions

Employment / Pensions

Social Security Number Applications

A social security number ( not to be confused with an NIE number) is only obtainable if you are becoming self employed OR if you have a written job offer in Spanish known as a “pre- contrato” OR if you are a foreign pensioner who has entitlement to health care funded by their home country. UK citizens who are prospective  Employees have to have amongst other things a copy of the AUTORIZACIÓN DE RESIDENCIA Y …

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Pensions / Residents

What to do if you are living permanently in Tenerife and are retired or coming up to retirement age.

There will be no change to the rights and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU.   If you have previously worked in Tenerife, you will find it has an effect on the way you claim your UK pension entitlement when you come to retirement age. How do I claim my UK pension?  You should be sent a EC rules claim …

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